This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Safari Museum Marks Tenth Anniversary In Chanute
Chanute’s Safari Museum reaches ten years since opening in June 1961. The African collection built by Belle Leighty and Freda Cripps drew visitors from across the United States and abroad, with 104 318 guests since inception. The staff expanded to include curator Clifford Downey and director Anna Lou Mattix, while volunteers and the Safari Auxiliary promote programs and education for children.
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Chanute
Osa
Martin Johnson
The
Atlantic
Belle Leighty
Freda Cripps
Martin
James Butin
Fred
Ruth Stebbins
Kansas
Lawrence
Johnsons
Africa
Daniel Ado-Mansa Brown
Ghana
Anna Lou Mattix
Clifford Downey
Dorothy Wilson
Margaret Bloomheart
Bobbie Briley
Felecia Tarpey
Johnson's
Mattix
Earl Richie
Melvin A. Rabe
Leavensworth
Don Abbueh
Safari Auxiliary
SAMS
Safari Jaycees
James Kensett
Highland and
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